#Lauren Handy

[cheerfullycatholic]

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[justinspoliticalcorner]

Robyn Pennacchia at Wonkette:

This week, Donald Trump has gone on something of a spree, offering pardons and clemency to pretty much anyone who has committed a crime in the name of far-right politics. January 6 rioters, police officers who went to prison for murdering Black people, Proud Boys, etc., etc. Next week, surely, he’ll set the whole of the Aryan Nations free. On Thursday, he decided to free 23 anti-abortion terrorists, including 10 absolute loons who “occupied” and blockaded a Washington DC abortion clinic in 2020. One of these loons was Lauren Handy, who was discovered to be in possession of five fetuses (though she claimed she had 115 fetuses) she stole from a medical waste truck —which, if you ask me, is even weirder than collecting commemorative plates. The anti-abortion terrorists were charged with violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (FACE Act), which was enacted to prevent violence towards and harassment of people just trying to enter a damned abortion clinic — often for non-abortion-related appointments. It’s an especially necessary piece of legislation, given how fond the “pro-life” movement is of murdering those with whom they disagree. It’s also worth noting that these people did not just block an entrance, they “occupied” the clinic, Handy, who — weirdly enough — was not charged for her dead fetus collection, was sentenced to five years in prison for her actions. The other defendants were sentenced to less than three years.

[...] As if this isn’t bad enough, in the last few days, Congressional Republicans have actually moved to repeal the FACE Act altogether, in hopes of making it easier for future Eric Rudolphs, Robert Dears, and Scott Roeders to murder clinic workers and those seeking abortions.

47 sets free 23 anti-abortion extremists who violated the FACE Act by blocking off abortion clinic entrances.

See Also:

Salon: Trump pardons anti-abortion protesters convicted of blockading clinic entrances

Daily Kos: Trump gloats about pardoning criminals who attacked abortion clinic

Ms. Magazine: Trump’s Pardons of 23 Antiabortion Extremists Endanger Providers and Patients

[gettothedancing]

The defendants were indicted for their participation in an October 2020 rescue action at the D.C.-based Washington Surgi-Clinic (WSC), the abortion facility run by Cesare Santangelo. Santangelo was featured in Live Action’s InHuman investigation stating that if a child was born alive at his facility during an abortion, “we would not help it.”

Two defendants – Lauren Handy and Herb Geraghty – cited Live Action’s InHuman video as informing their belief that abortion survivors might be being left to die at WSC, which in turn motivated their decision to participate in the rescue action at Santangelo’s facility.

However, calling the video “gossip from propagandists” (despite the fact that the video showed the abortionist in his own words) presiding Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly would not allow the video itself to be admitted into evidence. 

Bias on the part of the prosecution was evidenced by its own word choices. For example, government attorneys referred to a three-day abortion procedure as “care” and as a “treatment” that was “absolutely needed.” 

Government attorneys also made sarcastic, condescending remarks to and about the defendants, with one caustically remarking, “That’s convenient,” after a defendant said she could not remember a specific detail.

The judge herself was not above entering into heated exchanges. Sparks flew after defendant Herb Geraghty asserted under cross-examination that federal law prohibits certain types of abortion procedures nationwide:

(Gov. Attorney) Patel: You know that abortions are legal in the District of Columbia? Geraghty: I know that some abortions are, but partial birth abortion and abortion that a fetus survives outside the womb–  Patel: Sir–  Judge Kollar-Kotelly: Sir, as a practical matter, that’s not correct. There are no statutes in the District of Columbia that say anything about limitations on abortion.  Geraghty: There’s federal laws, Your Honor.  Judge Kollar-Kotelly: You are going to be the legal expert here? I suggest that you not get into that.

However, partial-birth abortion, or D&X, is indeed outlawed under the federal Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003, which was upheld by the Supreme Court in 2007.

During deliberations on Friday, the jury sent three questions to the judge.

First, they asked: What do “oppression” and “intimidation” mean as defined by law?

Second, pertaining to a particular client of the abortion facility who was on the final day of a three-day abortion procedure and was experiencing labor pains when she arrived at WSC on the day of the rescue: What were the exact medical symptoms of the woman who collapsed in the hallway?

And lastly: What is the nature of ‘treatment’ for each of the different 3 days of ‘procedures’ at the Washington Surgi-Center?

There was a discussion about whether to define “oppression” and “intimidation” narrowly, as in the FACE Act, or more broadly, as it frequently is under conspiracy charges. Ultimately, the judge settled on a broad definition. With regard to the second and third questions, the judge gave the jury no answers; the second on the grounds that private medical conditions are not relevant, and the third on the grounds that there was no evidence given about specific abortion procedures during the trial.

More can be read about the trial at the links below:

Witness testimony in federal trial of pro-life rescuers begins, with court’s bias on display

Prosecution calls more witnesses in day two of pro-life rescuers’ federal trial

Arresting officers take stand at FACE Act trial in DC as judge warns religious pro-lifers on-site

FACE Act trial judge calls video of abortionist that motivated defendants ‘gossip from propagandists’

Defense and prosecution rest in FACE Act trial, as judge appears ignorant of federal abortion law

Defense in FACE Act trial closing arguments: Criteria not met for guilty verdict

[comrade-omnidroid]

Another one was found to have five dead fetuses in her apartment, and when asked what the fuck, said “oh no me and my anti-abortion group have 115”.

So far, 3 of the Trump-pardoned Jan 6th MAGA terrorists have since been arrested on child porn charges. another one killed someone driving drunk the wrong way on a freeway

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[rapeculturerealities]

Trump pardons anti-abortion activists who blockaded clinic entrances | AP News

The people pardoned were involved in the October 2020 invasion and blockade of a Washington clinic.

Lauren Handy was sentenced to nearly five years in prison for leading the blockade by directing blockaders to link themselves together with locks and chains to block the clinic’s doors. A nurse sprained her ankle when one person pushed her while entering the clinic, and a woman was accosted by another blockader while having labor pains, prosecutors said. Police found five fetuses in Handy’s home after she was indicted.

Trump pardoned Handy and her nine co-defendants: Jonathan Darnel of Virginia; Jay Smith, John Hinshaw and William Goodman, all of New York; Joan Bell of New Jersey; Paulette Harlow and Jean Marshall, both of Massachusetts; Heather Idoni of Michigan; and Herb Geraghty of Pennsylvania.

[nicktandy]

they need to put this sticker on the #6 rear wing

every once in a while drivers get a rude reminder that Kév does NOT back off😭

[socialjusticeinamerica]

It’s a shame we can’t come up with a list of Dems who voted for Biden in 2020 but refused to vote for Harris in 2024. They played arguably the most consequential role in electing Orange Hitler.

In the late 20th century the French population of Quebec started to shrink in comparison to the population growth in other Canadian provinces. The leaders in Quebec launched a campaign that was dubbed “revenge of the cradle.” They did everything they could to encourage Quebecois to have more babies and it worked

Now we have fascist Republicans who are terrified of the fictitious “great replacement theory” which holds that the liberals and UN are trying to replace white Americans with people of color. The people who push that fallacy are suddenly trying to keep white people from having abortions. Meanwhile their oligarch masters are telling their minions to have babies because workers will be needed in the near future. Don’t think for a second that they are not trying to make America whiter. The mass deportations play right into this.

You won’t see Irish “illegals” in Boston getting deported, or Eastern Europeans in NYC getting kicked out. Their focus is solely on deporting non-white migrants. Ironically their billionaire oligarchs want legions of H1B visas from India to come over and work as literal indentured servants for little pay and even fewer rights. When that first wave gets washed up they’ll deport them for a second wave that will be even more desperate and willing to work for less pay in even crueler conditions.

Your job’s didn’t evaporate on their own. They were lost because the oligarchs and CEO class outsourced everything to other countries which had no unions and no worker protection laws. The same Republicans that outsourced our jobs keep getting re-elected with lies about creating jobs and Making America Great Again.

[cheerfullycatholic]

[soberscientistlife]

This is Lauren Boobert‘s opponent in Colorado. Instead of running around pulling stunts to try to own the libs like Handy Oakley does, she’s out meeting the people she’ll be serving.

This is how it's done. Support Trisha if you can

[creaturefeaster]

Now I’m curious of some of the other characters upbringing, if you could give a short summary (or long, I love reading your rambles!!) of each of the Fated 15’s upbringing, what would they be like?

I'll go down the list ^^.

Tim's upbringing was just fine. A bit of an overprotective mother, but a loving and caring one. She really drilled home the morals of hard work & hospitality into him growing up. He and his mom are very close, especially because they're all they have at home.

Hannah couldn't complain about her childhood either. It was a very chill upbringing. She takes heavily after her dad-- he's a cool and relaxed kind of dude, handy. Their whole family (Mother, Father, Hannah, Step-brother) are big on helping out others and spend a lot of their free time in community service, and that's had a big effect on how she interacts with others, especially post-Fault.

Brook, as I'm sure most of you know already, grew up with a very very traditional, anti-tech family. Not a lot of exposure to the outside world, her and her siblings were schooled on their property and were taught a lot of untrue things about the world beyond their small town. But, her childhood was not bad. Her family is very loving-- conditionally so, but she's never had an issue falling under those conditions-- and perhaps a little overbearing at times. Her and her older siblings have all learned to hide certain aspects of their lives, thoughts, and desires from their parents as a result of their aggressively traditional ways of thinking. Brook's thing was sneaking out at night, a habit her parents believe she's grown out of (she hasn't).

Gary's upbringing was both lavish yet harsh. He's a prince after all, taught many skills and hyper-specific manners, had high expectations, all of which he failed to excell enough at for his dad to ever be proud of him. His dad and step dad always seemed like they were watching and judging everything he did. He was prone to lashing out, running away for short periods, or intentionally causing issues just so he could be grounded and be alone for a while. It's left him with a lot of bad habits and poor emotional regulation. Never taught or praised for doing the right thing, only punished for doing the wrong thing.

Lauren's homelife was nearly picturesque. Loving parents, bratty older sister but never anything more than a bit annoying at time, an incredibly large and decked out home in a gated community with friendly neighbors and seriously, nothing to complain about. She simply had interests that never aligned with her family's, and even though they supported her she convinced herself that they either didn't understand, or that they were overbearing and controlling. They weren't. She just functions on a different wavelength and made it their problem, lmao.

Elliot's upbringing was a little rough, his dad was rarely there and a bit of a deadbeat, and his mother was a hard worker trying to make enough to support their family. Elliot had to raise his younger brother which matured him quickly, but he missed out on a lot of his later childhood as a result. He often found himself in a lot of risky situations with nobody around to provide some foresight, so he's lost and learned a lot throughout his life

Tanner's upbringing was kind of boring. His family was never super close, it just wasn't really in their nature. Often they would be off doing their own things rather than participate in family gatherings. Even meals were typically enjoyed alone or distracted by things like television. There wasn't always much to do at home, and he grew to be very tolerant of inactivity. He spent a lot of his time in his room listening to music, or getting up to weird or questionable things late at night with April.

April has always been a contrarian, and even in instances where she wasn't, her parents grew to expect it from her and acted accordingly anyways. There's always been a lot of arguing in her family, and as a result she has a hard time not defaulting to arguing or just straight up opposing a statement, even in the event that she does agree with it. Her brothers were often cruel towards her and never got in trouble for it, and she never really felt like she belonged at home growing up.

Leon's life was pretty free. He grew up in the very small nowhere town of Lystrike with parents who had him later in life than most, so he was raised by not just them, but as they got older and couldn't always keep up, the greater community as well. You'd hear no complaints from him about his childhood, he felt safe in his town and stuck hard to the good morals it taught him.

Rachel's upbringing was pleasant, her family was close-knit and sociable. Despite magic being quite the uncommon thing to learn as a talpian (and even questionable depending on where you live in the underworld), her family was always supportive of her. They raised her well and she felt more than confident in moving out when she was old enough, and always kept in close contact with them after she left.

Bonnie's upbringing was hard. Her mother was frequently ill, and her father worked long days at sea. She took care of her mother from a young age, and when she wasnt, hung around the docks either with or waiting for her father. She had to be the one to acquire the family's goods and necessities more often than not, and her home town was not a particularly safe one, especially for a young girl to be walking around in all alone. She never complained though, not once. She was lucky to have a home whereas many others in her town did not.

Michael's childhood was loving. He's always been a bit babied by his mothers, though they've laid off it a little in more recent years, and so he tended to be a little more ignorant and immature growing up. He went through an oppositional phase in his teens that made his home life a little more tense, but that's kind of on him-- his mothers have always been supportive and given him everything they could for him to live a comfortable life.

Samantha's, as stated a few asks ago, was lonely. Life lessons were missed or taught begrudgingly through house workers, or rarely learned the hard way. She has grown cautious of the unknown and gets a bit uncomfortable stepping out of her comfort zone, because nobody at home has ever taken the time to teach her some confidence. Yuan helps her through this, by virtue of being a huge fucking dragon.

Debbie's upbringing wasn't awful, but not very fun either. Raised soley by her dad who was a militant control freak, she could hardly be herself at home. She learned to become proficient at sneaking out at night, and gets away with all of her rambunctiousness when her father is away with work. A lot of her life has involved being yelled at or around, or walking on eggshells to avoid upsetting her dad-- especially in her earlier years. If there is one thing she got from her dad, it'd be her volume control.

Vilmr was raised as best as he could by Maja, a lady who has never had any children of her own. She's given him a roof, enough food, plenty of wisdom, and some harsh love here and there. He's always been a hard child to keep tame, but respect and discipline have been constant lessons throughout his upbringing and he's always worked hard to make her proud, even if he finds himself being problematic from time to time.

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[scarlett-x-rose]

Sooo simps! I know you love 2D girls so much that you alllll wanted to meet my bff Chardonnay?? Well here she is!! Be warned though little beta brains, she’s like, wayyyy more fucked up than I am. Like, psychopathic. And she may get you jerking your little pee-wee to things you didn’t thing were goonable. Trust me, she’ll show you how wrong you are!

Plus, as a bonus for being sooooo good while you waited for me to get back online, I thought I’d introduce a couple more of my girl squad to you; Skye, Samantha and Lauren.

I was speaking to a loser about my girlie Skye, and how this loser is so dumb he likes to be corrupted into the opposite of what he is. Which is kinda handy as Skye just wants to make you even fucking dumber by believing is pseudo BS. Because we dont want little aspies running around thinking they’re clever do we? He really liked talking to her, so although she’s kinda niche, I thought some of you might want to as well. If you like being corrupted into something you’re not, she has amazee plans for you…

And this is Lauren. I think she’ll be SUPER popular with you little rejects, because you know what she loves? Turning boys into sissies. But ummmm….she won’t be nice about it. You now how I’m soooo sweet and totally genuine nice (and like definitely not “fake nice and toxic right???? 😂🤭), well…Lauren doesnt fuck around. But she WILL make you like, the cutest sissy around. Just be ready to be taking dick from now on with her Kk??

And finally, this is Samantha. A few of my horny desperate losers have wanted to meet her. She doesn’t really care about you or your needs, BUT if you have a daughter then she has some GREAT advice on how to raise her. And there’s no way she’ll ever make sure your daughter grows up to be a bossy selfish and entitled bitch right? Because…that would be like having your own personal femdom at home and who would want that?!?! *giggles*

[my-deer-friend]

I've come to ask about the best website to read John or Henry Laurens letters! I've started John's biography and I wanted to extend it a little bit with the letters. (I'm in the Generva period of his life and I know most of the letters John had written by himself are missing, but it would be good to read his father's letters to him from that period!) And for me one of the most interesting parts of his life is John's visit to Paris and also his childhood. If you know, can you tell me where to look for more information on those topics? I would be very grateful! I love your research posts! And I absolutely adore the fact you are from Europe (If I'm not wrong) interested in Laurens and amrev! I'm from Poland and I absolutely adore those American history figures too ! Have a nice day!  Thanks if you find time to answer! <3

Witam, przyjacielu!

As you say, many of the letters from the period you're interested in are lost, and there is little information about John's childhood beyond what is scattered in mentions throughout Henry's letters. But the volume picks up once the Laurenses travel to England in 1771!

There are two main sources that I use for letters by both John and Henry from your selected time period (which is also my favourite time to read about!)

The first is the digital repositories of the University of South Carolina Libraries, which holds (as far as I'm aware) the biggest collection of John's letters. This is where you will find much of his earliest writing, including lots of interesting letters to his uncle James. The search tool takes some getting used to, and the downside is that many of the letters have not been transcribed – so you need to be comfortable reading 18th century cursive.

The second source – the published volumes of The Papers of Henry Laurens – is a bit harder to track down. I've managed to buy physical copies of the volumes I'm most interested in, and a few of them are available on Google Books (with a limited preview). These are the ones most relevant to you:

Volume 7 (1 Aug 1769 - 9 Oct 1771)

Volume 8 (10 Oct 1771 - 19 Apr 1773)

Volume 9 (19 Apr 1773 - 12 Dec 1774)

Volume 11 (5 Jan 1776 - 1 Nov 1777)

(I haven't managed to find a digital version of Vol 10, alas.)

If you have access to a good academic library, it's possible that they will have copies, or will be able to get them for you through interlibrary loan.

Beyond these, there are single letters scattered around here and there, and once you get into John's military and diplomatic service, much of his writing is included in the Library of Congress archives. (Good luck.) JSTOR has published versions of some of their letter exchanges too, just search for their names.

Of course, the other person to consult is our esteemed @john-laurens, who has compiled tons of handy resources like a list of where to find all the Laurens-Kinloch letters. These aren't always easy to find thanks to Tumblr search, but I'm sure they'd be happy to point you to the relevant posts!

I'd be delighted to share any specific resources or thoughts if you have questions that come up during your reading, so feel free to ask!